The Somerset reporter., 1887-05-11
COUNTY CLIPPINGS

Hon. S. j. Walton of Skowhegan will
deliver the Memorial address at North
Arson, May 30 in the +. b. Church at II
O'Clock A NJ.
1t is rumored that postmaster, Charles
Churchill of Lexington, contemplates NOV
ing to Madison, and that a petition is be-
ing circulated for the appointment of {.
f. Samson MS postmaster.
Carl w. Luce of Lexington, who has
been suffering with fractured leg, has
nearly recovered and is at work as usual.
The rain of Friday caused much damage
in various parts of the town of Harmony.
At the village the water rose rapidly and
was higher than for many years before,
but have heard of no damage there. The
bridge over the stream known as "Grand
brook" on the Wellington road, was car
ried away. At Mainstream the fume to
the grist mill and a part of the bridge
were carried away, besides some timhcrs
from the saw mill and about five O'Clock
Friday afternoon the shingle mill owned
by parties in Pittsleld parted company
with the shore and in few seconds was
out of sight down the boiling stream re-
duced to splnters. There were some six
or eight thousand shingles in the mill,
which, when it became evident that the
mill must go, were quickly removed, and
the men were scarcely out when it went.
The damage to the dam and grist mill
can not be properly estimated until the
water falls. Between fire and water,
Harmony seems to be having hard time.
''Supt. Fairbrother of North Arson and
others are making preparations to ravi-
gate Big Embden Pond this summer. The
design of the party being place for
pleasure seeking" says the Advocate.
There is no better place for miles around
for pleasure parties. The water is deep
and furnishes good landing places for
steamers and boats, with plenty of fish
and easy of access by teams. There are
several places where beautiful groves
might be cleared and with capital make
a pleasant watering place.
The Stark village district has voted to
raise 5000 to build new schoolhonse.
A committee, consisting of b. A. Sawyer,
A. Bracket, and Thomas Boswell, was
chosen last week, to draft the plan of the
house, sell the old house and lot, and
locate place for the new one.
The Fairfield Village Corporation asses
sors have completed the assessment of
taxes. The total valuation is $632 ,565
considerably more than one-half of the
whole town. The vote of taxation is 2
mills on dollar. The number of polls
500.
Thompson Bros mill owners at st.
Adams, estimate their damage by the re-
cent storm at $500; Darius Emery's dam
ages vi be $50 The Mill Hill is gull
lied out three feet deep for ten rods.
Damage to roads was $500.
The new warehouse now being erected
on the international Steamship Com
pany's new wharf at Eastport is said to
be the finest steamboat freight house in
the State. The main building is SS feet
wide and l49 feet long The frame was
all got out by the kennebec Framing
Company of Fairfield. an was brought
to PASSPORT ready to put together. 1t is
all of hard pine Every piece of frame is
fitted to its place as exact and nicely as if
1t had been tried before. The cost CT
this new building will be about $4,000.
Some obstruction in the river pulled
the ferry wire out of place at Pishons
Friday night and it was cut at one end to
save it from total loss. 1t promises to
be some time before it can be hung
again.
Amos Gerald has men at work on the
Fairfield trotting park and will build
stables to accommodate 30 more stalls. A
new grand stand will be built and the
track put in better condition than ever
before.
At the recent commencement exercises
at Arson Academy, the following were
the graduates William Henry Bodfsh,
John Leslie Walker, May Laura Harding,
Gertrude Millay, Alice Bell Clark, Warren
Bertelle Clark, William Bryant Cults,
Grace Smith, Katie Belle Spaulding, Mary
Bell Parlin, Sionilli Irwin, Gertrude Smith.
The class ode was by Mary Bell Parlin.